Automobile Industry News--3.16.12

Budget 2012: Auto industry welcomes incentives to promote hybrid vehicles Economic Times NEW DELHI: Indian automobile industry today welcomed the government's various tax incentives provided in the Budget to promote manufacturing of environment-friendly hybrid vehicles in the country. "The concessional import duty on specified parts of ... See all stories on this topic »

GM's Akerson talks about auto industry bailout and a 140+ mile range Volt Torque News By David Herron on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 19:49 for Torque News Last week in an interview with the Commonwealth Club, GM's CEO Dan Akerson talked frankly about the auto industry bailout, the role of government in shaping industry, the responsibility of ... See all stories on this topic » Torque News

A mixed bag for automotive industry mydigitalfc.com The automobile industry acts as a catalyst for various economy segments and creates a multiplier effect. For the commercial vehicles industry, this has been a mixed budget. Increase in excise duty from 10 per cent to 12 per cent will make vehicles and ... See all stories on this topic »

Book Review: Ford's Comeback as an 'American Icon' Huffington Post (blog) We have seen a few books now about the near collapse of the US auto industry in 2008 and 2009, including The New York Times' reporter Bill Vlasic's "Once Upon A Car: The Fall and Resurrection of America's Big Three Automakers," Steven Rattner's ... See all stories on this topic »

Increase in duties sets auto industry on bumpy road mydigitalfc.com Auto companies were still working out the exact quantum of price increases. Hero Splendor and Honda Activa bikes are expected to be costlier by about Rs 800 each. Cycle prices have also been hiked by around Rs 200. "The budget was in line with ... See all stories on this topic »

Across-the-board duty hike levels the playing field; consumers to bear brunt Hindu Business Line That the big hike in excise duty for diesel cars has not come about in the Budget is a good reason to cheer for select players in the automobile industry. Had it happened, Maruti Suzuki, which derives about 30 per cent of its total revenues from the ... See all stories on this topic » Hindu Business Line

Mexico and Brazil Fix Trade Spat on Cars Wall Street Journal Auto industry analysts say this is due to a variety of factors, including Brazil's heavy tax burden and local financing costs, Mexico's proximity to the large US market, and the fact that Brazil's auto industry can squeeze a captive local consumer base ... See all stories on this topic »

Ford's rejection of federal aid 'moment that really separates us' The Detroit News By Bryce G. Hoffman GM's Richard Wagoner, left, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger, Ford CEO Alan Mulally and Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli testify on Capitol Hill in Washington during a 2008 hearing on the auto industry bailout. See all stories on this topic »

India Auto Makers Raise Prices Wall Street Journal By NIKHIL GULATI NEW DELHI -- India's auto makers Friday began raising prices of cars and sport-utility vehicles to pass on an increase in factory gate tax, a move that the industry expects will crimp demand for new vehicles in Asia's third-largest ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

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Brazil's Automobile Industry Progressing on Global Map The automobile sector of Brazil is experiencing an exceptional growth, thanks to the robust demand in the domestic and international markets, says RNCOS. www.freeprnow.com/.../brazils-automobile-industry-progressi...

Budget 2012: Rationalization of tax structure needed for auto ... The Indian automobile industry's dream ride seems to have met a speed breaker as growth rate has nosedived in the fiscal year 2011-12. In the last fiscal year, ... m.economictimes.com/PDAET/articleshow/12233650.cms

Automobile Industry News--3.14.12 | rorty:::tort Mexico Car Industry Says Trade Limits Should Only Be Temporary BusinessWeek. Mexican car exports to Brazil more than doubled in February to 25562 units ... rortytort.blogspot.com/.../automobile-industry-news-31412.ht...

Genealogy of Automobile Companies In his Genealogy of Automobile Companies, designer Larry Gormley has managed to trace the growth of the world's automobile industry from its roots up to ... blog.roadandtrack.com/genealogy-of-automobile-companies/

The future structure of the global automobile industry in light of the ... The future structure of the global automobile industry in light of the anti- competitive concerns raised by cross minority share-holdings, passive investments and ... gerpisa.org/node/1706